CHAPTER 546: CHAPTER 234: ESOTERIC SECT ABSOLUTE SKILL, IS THAT ALL?

The Seven Kills Demon Palace is situated halfway up a large mountain deep in the Changbai Mountain Range, surrounded by a volcanic crater.

Due to the presence of Earth Fire.

Even though the Changbai Mountain Range is snow-covered year-round, this place remains like spring throughout the seasons.

It’s hard for anyone to imagine that the residence of the Black Mountain Old Demon, hailed as the world’s greatest demon, would be a paradise of blooming flowers.

On the other hand, besides hot springs and flowing streams, and wondrous flowers and strange grasses, the architecture inside the Demon Palace also shares the aesthetic charm of Southeast gardens.

Neatly arranged, with an orderly layout, subtly corresponding to the celestial stars, forming a mystical formation to absorb the starlight.

This has led to countless demons inside the palace who have transformed and evolved.

It is undoubtedly a demon kingdom in the mountains.

These demons, influenced by the Black Mountain Old Demon, possess a certain human civilization order and many can even read and write, some even wearing Confucian clothes.

They are not fully transformed, appearing half-human, half-beast at first glance, but when they wear Confucian clothes and read the Confucian classics, they look rather convincing.

Besides them, there are demons dressed as Taoists and Monks.

Outside a courtyard in the Demon Palace, a demon servant said at the door, "Good Wisdom, the master has spoken. If you bring back this person’s head to Changbai Mountain, the master will return your freedom."

An image floated into the courtyard.

After a short while, the door opened.

A monk dressed as an Esoteric Buddhist Lama stepped on two giant snakes and came out.

The demon servant quickly moved aside.

They saw the Lama stepping on giant snakes as if riding two huge sleds, soon disappearing from their sight.

Where the Lama had passed by, a terrifying yang qi-blood akin to a furnace was released, even scorching the strange flowers and grasses nearby.

The demon servant couldn’t help but be alarmed, "The master said that the supreme mental method in Esoteric Yoga is the Yoga Secret Tripod, and that Dragon Elephant Wisdom Skill, Flame Skill, and others are lower sect martial arts. Good Wisdom has cultivated Flame Skill, yet it seems so frightening."

They did not know that Good Wisdom was a remarkable figure of the Tubo Esoteric Sect, who with Flame Skill, comprehended the supreme Buddhist Law of the Esoteric Sect. Sensing the qi machinery of Earth Fire Heavenly Gang in the Seven Kills Demon Palace, he accidentally cultivated the Red Sun Great Method left by an Esoteric Buddhist King from the end of the previous dynasty.

Now he has reached the Grandmaster Realm of martial arts.

Although the Black Mountain Old Demon is a god-like presence in Changbai Mountain, his influence is not significant in the grassland, Western Regions, Tubo, and other foreign places.

Good Wisdom traveled from Tubo to the Western Regions, across the grasslands, all the way to Changbai Mountain, defeating many masters, but never found the opportunity to achieve the Grandmaster Realm.

When he arrived at the foot of Changbai Mountain, unaware of its depth, he rashly preached the teachings of the Esoteric Sect, which caught the attention of the Black Mountain Old Demon’s Three Corpses Primordial Spirit. The old demon used Profound Yin Gang Sha to form a giant hand, capturing him and carrying him up the mountain, incidentally researching the mysteries of Esoteric Cultivation.

He was made into a display for the mountain demon servants to view.

Afterward, the old demon grew tired of him and wanted to release Good Wisdom.

Good Wisdom was so humiliated that he confined himself here, vowing that until he defeated the Black Mountain Old Demon, he would not take a single step out of the Seven Kills Demon Palace.

But as time passed, after Good Wisdom broke through to the Martial Arts Grandmaster Realm within the Demon Palace, he regrettably wished to descend the mountain. Thus, he challenged the Black Mountain Old Demon several times, always being defeated, unable to leave as he had sworn to stay in the Demon Palace.

Now the Black Mountain Old Demon gave Good Wisdom a chance, and Good Wisdom immediately descended the mountain.

Besides, having cultivated the Red Sun Great Method, his qi-blood is fiery and blazing like the scorching sun. He considers that in this vast world, besides the old demon who remains worthy of caution, only a few legendary Martial Saints could cause him to retreat without a fight.

Actually, Good Wisdom harbors an inner wish to return to the Tubo Esoteric Sect and become the Guardian Dharma King, mastering the secular power of Tubo.

This is also the crucial reason why he was unwilling to continue staying at the Seven Kills Demon Palace after achieving the Martial Arts Grandmaster Realm.

For Good Wisdom, comprehending Buddhist Law is not enough; he must also confirm Buddhist Law by controlling secular power.

This is also the concept of the integration of politics and religion in Tubo.

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Ever since Mr. Wu arrived in Liao Dong, he has adopted a defense strategy based on Xu Qing’s advice. Old Wu is skilled at utilizing people and also received support from the Ministry of Industry.

During this period, he manufactured military equipment, repaired fortresses, and stationed troops to guard various strongholds, mutually supporting each other. With maritime grain transport as backing, he gathered refugees and stabilized people’s hearts, greatly stabilizing the situation in Liao Dong for a while.

As a result, Mr. Wu was successfully promoted to be the Strategist of Liao Dong, only a step away from the position of Governor.

The current Governor of Liao Dong was Wang Huazhen, a relative of Wang Gong, the Minister of Personnel.

Mr. Wu and Wang Huazhen naturally did not get along due to their positions.

This time, the newly appointed General of Liao Dong, Shi Song, in his eagerness for merit, initiated an attack and was greatly defeated by the Gongtu Tribe under the Golden Tent in Liao Xi outside the fortress.

This incident made Mr. Wu very angry.

Because, in fact, the Gongtu Tribe had already agreed to submit under Mr. Wu’s temptation with mutual market interests. Shi Song was not unaware of this, but he forcibly attacked the defenseless Gongtu Tribe to achieve merits.

This action severely damaged Mr. Wu’s credibility on the grassland.

Additionally, it provoked the united enmity of various prairie tribes.

Following the command of the prairie Golden Tent, the Chaha Tribe took the lead, taking over the remnants of the Gongtu Tribe to retaliate.

They severely defeated the Yu Army outside Dasheng Fortress, massacring many civilians and plundering goods.

The already impoverished population and wealth of Liao Dong suffered further damage.

Furthermore, the prairie tribes began to attack Liao Dong from two directions along with the increasingly powerful Jurchens.

Helplessly, Mr. Wu had to lead the army toward Dasheng Fortress to provide support; otherwise, the prairie people would use Dasheng Fortress as a foothold, causing the situation in Liao Dong to deteriorate further.